WILLIAMS & MORTON

This matter concerned final orders made by Hogan J in relation to the children B and C. The dispute involved the living arrangements for the children, parental responsibility for long-term issues, and the father's time with the children. The orders also addressed various ancillary matters including counselling, contact centre arrangements, and the conduct of the parents.

The court was required to determine the specific living arrangements for the children, the division of parental responsibility for major long-term issues, and the schedule for the father's time with the children. Additionally, the court needed to make orders regarding the father's participation in programs aimed at addressing domestic violence and anger management, the mother's engagement with psychological support, and the process for resolving future disputes between the parents.

The court made orders by consent and by final order, discharging previous arrangements and establishing new living arrangements where the children were to live with the mother. Parental responsibility for major long-term issues was divided, with shared responsibility for certain matters and sole responsibility for others vested in the mother, subject to specific consultation requirements with the father. A detailed schedule for the father's time with the children was set out, along with provisions for changeovers and contact centres. The father was ordered to complete an anger management course and a program for perpetrators of domestic violence. The mother was directed to ensure the children attend counselling and to engage in psychotherapy herself. The orders also included injunctions restraining the mother from leaving the children with certain male persons and from sharing her accommodation with certain male persons for a period of three years. A structured process for future dispute resolution was established, requiring parents to engage with a Family Dispute Resolution Practitioner before applying to court for variations.